Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-08-29 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 275.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has an overall score of 73.3, which is way better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S's global score of 58.9. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's body is much newer, somewhat lighter and a lot thinner than the Sony Xperia Tablet S. These tablets have Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1 version, so it provides a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little sharper screen than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a little bit larger display, a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a higher number of pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a way better battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Tablet S. They have the same resolution camera in the back.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite costs a little more than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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